The inconspicuous fruit of Gantang has two extraordinary features: one is that the material is wonderful, the leaves can be dyed cloth, the wood can be used to make bows, the fruit can be used to make wine, and there is no waste in the whole body. The second is that the flowers bloom beautifully, the white begonia is like snow, and the red begonia is bright red.

On the autumn day of September when the trees are pale and yellow, the flowers of the snow-white and blood-red tangtang pear are in full swing and burn brilliantly, and sometimes there are pieces of yellow leaves falling to the ground, which will be desolate and beautiful in the bleak autumn wind.

The prosperity of Gantang in the world is nothing more than the former capital of Yin Shang in the Central Plains, which is now the national capital of the country. In that year, King Wu of Zhou led the red army and the white army of Yin Shang to fight a bloody battle in the suburbs of Chaoge, snow white and blood red are intertwined, and the people of Yin Shang said that Gantang is in full swing all over the wilderness. Since then, there has been an old folk saying "in full swing" in the world.

After the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang dynasty, the benevolent royal ministers summoned Gongzheng to inspect the remnants of the Yin Shang dynasty, often converging with farmers and craftsmen under the Gantang trees outside the scorched earth ruins. The common people are grateful for the grace of summoning the public, and there is the song "Gantang" that is popular all over the world.

Since coming to Luoyi Palace, Ji Hu has fallen in love with the Gantang Garden in the Imperial Garden, and even more in love with the blood-red and snow-white Tang pear flower. Walking in the forest every evening, looking at the sea of flowers in full swing, watching the fallen leaves falling to the ground, thousands of flavors condense in my heart.

The alliance between Song and Qi has been broken, Ji Duoyou's whirlwind tactics have been a great success, and now the whole world is hotly discussing the new tactics of the eight divisions of Cheng Zhou, and the princes of the Quartet dare not act rashly. News came from the south that a large amount of copper material that had been delayed for half a year in Tonglushan had begun to be transported north, and it would soon cross the river and reach Chengzhou. Everything is going so well, but why, my heart is always so empty, as if something is missing?

Distraught, Ji Hu sat in front of the piano and sang the song "Gantang": "Cover Gantang, don't cut down, summon the uncle." Cover Gantang, don't be defeated, call the uncle. Cover Gantang, don't worship, call Bo said. ”

After the song, Ji Hu sighed deeply------ he was a little confused.

"What worries the king?" Suddenly turned around, only to see a black cloud floating in the depths of the snow-white blood-red Tang Forest, and quickly got up: "Mr. is here, is there any important news?" ”

"King," Rong Yi bowed his hand and said: "Your Majesty, there is news from Linzi that the Marquis of Qi and Lu Bushan have passed away, and the name is a dedication." The prince Lu Shou is the main mourner, that is, the throne, and now the city and countryside of Qi are all in mourning, and it is impossible to raise troops to fight the discipline. God bless the king, a soldier who surrenders without a fight! ”

"Really?" Ji Hu stood up excitedly, and suddenly felt that it was inappropriate, after all, it seemed to be against the royal way to gloat over the national funeral of the vassal states, and immediately put away his smile: "Alas! Qi Xianhou is also a day off! ”

"It's the end of life, the king doesn't have to worry!" Rong Yi is a pun.

Ji Hu cleared his throat and said, "Then according to what Mr. has seen, how should Qi Guo deal with this matter?" ”

"After all, it is a major national funeral, and the minister is willing to send an envoy to Linzi for the king, in order to strengthen the surrender of the new Marquis of Qi."

"If Mr. is willing to go out, he is naturally invincible." Ji Hu now has no doubts about Rongyi's ability to mediate diplomatic relations.

Walking out of Gantang Garden, Rong Yi looked back at the snow-white blood red and sighed deeply. Chong Li, who was ordered by the Son of Heaven to escort him out of the palace, was puzzled, and asked softly: "Master is about to send an envoy to Linzi, and everything is going well, why are you depressed?" ”

"You accompany you all day long, don't you understand why the king loves to wander in the forest of Tang pears and love to play and sing the song "Gantang"?"

Chongli scratched his head: "The apprentice really doesn't know why. ”

The corners of Rong Yi's mouth slanted slightly, and a mocking smile appeared: "He misses his young father." It seems that the teacher underestimated the master-apprentice relationship between this young son of heaven and Zhao Bohu. This road, it's not that easy to walk------"

He muttered to himself, his eyes full of deep meaning, so that Chongli couldn't understand it.

The upstart Rongyi himself came to attend the funeral of Qi Xianhou Lu Bushan as the royal envoy, which still reassured the Qi country. In fact, after Ji Duoyou's furious raid came to prominence, many courtiers in Qi Court had changed their unconditional support for Vaji, including the nobles and important ministers of the Gao Guo Second Clan, who had already said a lot of words such as stability first in the ears of the prince Lu Shou.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Lu Bushan, the Marquis of Qi Xian, who was the main attacker, died just right, giving Qi a good reason to stop the war. During the national mourning, how can soldiers be used? If the Zhou royal family gives another face, the Qi State will be able to get off the donkey. The arrival of Rongyi is undoubtedly this step.

The funeral was over, and at the Qi Palace luncheon to entertain the royal envoys, Rong Yi presented the Tong book given by the Son of Heaven himself, on behalf of the Zhou royal family, he recognized the legitimacy of Lu Shou's inheritance of the throne of Qi, and the monarchs and ministers of Qi breathed a deep sigh of relief. Rong Yi further proposed the matter of Bo Ji's marriage, Lu Shou remembered his father's last words, and endured the unhappiness in his heart and said: "My father's bones are not cold, and the widow still needs to keep filial piety, how can I discuss the big wedding?" ”

Rong Yi Zhengse said: "The filial piety of the Marquis of Qi is the same as heaven and earth, but there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great." What's more, this matter was decided by the Marquis of Qi first, and the marriage of the king was also filial piety. As for filial piety, that's fine. Princess Bo Ji is in a hurry to get married, just too Shi Bu has an auspicious day, and it is convenient to be a year or two late, isn't it beautiful? ”

In the beginning of winter, in the poplar forest of the Prime Minister's Mansion in Hojing, there will be a gloomy and sad sound of the piano every dusk, accompanied by the high-pitched and desolate voice of Zhao Bohu and singing "North Gate":

"From the north gate, worried. In the end, I am poor and poor, and I don't know that I am difficult. It's gone! What is it! The king's affairs are suitable for me, and the political affairs are beneficial to me. I went in from outside, and the roommates befriended me. It's gone! What is it! The king is sorry for me, and the political affairs are for me. It's gone! What is it! ”

Hey? Didn't it say that King Zhou drove Luoyi, integrated scheduling, and everything went smoothly? Ji Duoyou became famous in one battle, and the whole world was afraid of the brand-new combat power of the new Eighth Division of Chengzhou, Qi and Song bowed down to the vassals, and the country of Hubei was instigated------ so and so, summoning the male tiger but what worries?

The autumn weather is bleak, the poplars are a trembling flame, the red leaves under the feet are scattered, and the forest is like floating into the boundless sea of fire, bathing in the sunset in the sky. Zhao Bohu sat alone on the high platform of the bamboo building, but he had no intention of appreciating this autumn wonder. At the end of the song, he sighed softly, and the slender index finger lifted from the strings lingered for a long time in the light smoke of the incense mist that swirled around the copper furnace.

He had received the letter from Luoyi, and Ji Hu told his trusted young father in an extremely excited tone that the package of great results achieved by this eastern tour was beyond words.

However, while rejoicing for his students, he also deeply felt the irrepressible impulse in the heart of the young emperor, he wanted to expand the territory, wanted to make great achievements, and swallowed mountains and rivers------ this impulse was no longer something that his auxiliary young father could suppress and persuade. He had a stronger and stronger premonition that Ji Hu would eventually part ways with him and drift away------

State affairs are like this, and family affairs are not easy.

Just after the winter, his wife was seriously ill and bedridden. The old lady in the palace sighed and said: "Madame is too worried about hard work, coupled with the depression of her heart, the root cause of the miscarriage last year has not been completely healed. At this time, after a long time, the body slowly collapsed. ”

How could Zhao Bohu not understand the root cause of his wife's illness? The redness after the miscarriage has not been better, coupled with the death of Meng Ji in my heart, I have to worry about the situation of my mother brother from time to time, how can I give birth to a good life? With such a lot of work and worry, the inside has long been emptied, and the most ordinary minor illness will not be able to withstand it.

But Rao is like this, she still has to worry about herself. The two maids opened their faces one after another, and every time they went back to see her, they always looked at their husbands with teary eyes, and said apologetically: "Husband, the concubine is no longer useful, she can neither cook nor raise children." It's okay to say that our own child is just the fourth prince and the royal father, so I don't dare to delay him. As the first assistant, the husband is a man of the country, how can he be distracted by family affairs? It's better to marry a wife in the second room------"

He really couldn't listen to it anymore, and stood up angrily: "What does Madame think? What is a second room? Isn't the lesson of Mengji profound enough? You have to talk nonsense, if not------" He suddenly couldn't say any more, if not, he wouldn't come to see her again? Does that make sense? I can only snort coldly instead. A few times, he didn't dare to look at the summoning of himself. Alas!

He shook his head, and suddenly felt distraught, so he should pay it to Qinse.

"Green clothes, green clothes and yellow clothes. The worries of the heart, the maintenance of it! Green clothes, green clothes and yellow clothes. The worry of the heart, the death of the mother! Green silk, thou shalt govern. I think of the ancients, so worry-free! It's bleak, and it's bleak. I think of the ancients, and I have won my heart! ”

When the words were sung, Zhao Bohu was suddenly shocked: Why did you play this tune, isn't this a mourning poem? It's so unlucky. The fingertips pressed the strings suddenly, trying to stop the violent trembling of the strings, but unexpectedly, there was a "bang", and the strings broke-

Zhao Bohu watched the broken string slump weakly on the wooden paulownia board, and his heart suddenly cooled, as the old saying goes: "Those who break the strings will lose their wives." "It seems to be a bad omen!

"Xiangye, it's not good, madam, she ------ vomit blood!" A maid from the inner room, guided by Miber, stumbled to her knees from the depths of the poplar forest, crying and shouting with tears in her eyes.

Zhao Bohu was startled, and immediately got up and rushed to the bottom of the bamboo building, using too much force, knocking over the sound of the piano, and the loud sound of "boom" echoed in the poplar forest.

When Zhao Bohu hurriedly stepped into the inner room, he saw Zhao Ji lying on his back on the tent, his face like gold paper, and two court doctors and a imperial doctor who had just been invited from the palace were surrounding her and performing acupuncture. In front of the bed, the three children were crying in their arms-------